Re: Mind's Eye Re: Thinking Earth

Malcymo... what is your son's idols ?

I believe you don't know a shit. If you did, you would have enjoyed
entertaining us !

On Jun 26, 2:36 pm, malcymo <malc...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Feynman, I have always wanted to take him on board. He is, I believe, one
> of my son's idols.
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> On Monday, June 25, 2012 11:44:57 PM UTC+12, Ash wrote:
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> > Speaking of Feynman, the famous Cornell lecture series, which might be
> > quite on topic:
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> >http://research.microsoft.com/apps/tools/tuva/index.html#data=3%7Cd71...
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> > Haven't had time to watch much but he did integrate a lot of humor.
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> > On 6/25/2012 7:22 AM, Molly wrote:
> > > Not sure Richard Feynman would have agreed, but ok.  Quantum computing
> > > is still being poineered
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> > > On Jun 25, 4:23 am, Allan H<allanh1...@gmail.com>  wrote:
> > >> lol  Now we know what you spend your time pondering while you roam the
> > >> jungles 6 months at a time..
> > >> They are not imaginary but rather real as you can show the effect.
> > >> But you must remember americans have not reached the A0, A1, A2, A4 ,,
> > >> Their math is still stuck in the archaic age of paper.
> > >> Allan
> > >> On Jun 25, 2012 8:52 AM, "malcymo"<malc...@gmail.com>  wrote:
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> > >>> A couple of short mathematical poems for you all:-
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> > >>> *Uniformity*
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> > >>> The ratio 'one by root two'****
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> > >>> Has powerful acclaim****
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> > >>> For should one divide one by two****
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> > >>> The ratio remains****
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> > >>> This simple fact made foolscap die****
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> > >>> And paper size mundane.****
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> > >>> 'A0', 'A1', 'A2', 'A4'****
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> > >>> When folded look the same.
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> > >>> *Numbers Imaginary*
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> > >>> * *
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> > >>> That damned square root of minus one****
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> > >>> Does not exist or so they say****
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> > >>> So let's imagine that it does****
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> > >>> And give it a name, Call it 'j'.****
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> > >>> ** **
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> > >>> For 'j' to have reality****
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> > >>> Real things it then must do for me****
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> > >>> If not it will simply remain,****
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> > >>> Imaginary in fact and name.****
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> > >>> ** **
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> > >>> 'j' squared times one is minus one****
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> > >>> A vector rotation of pi****
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> > >>> So by itself, what must it do,****
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> > >>> A vector rotation of pi over two?
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> > >>> Just sharing, Malc****
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> > >>> On Monday, 25 June 2012 17:27:47 UTC+12, rigsy03 wrote:
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> > >>>> That definitely is geometrical but can get very complicated- it's
> > >>>> great if it falls into place naturally or easily on a crude 3:5 or
> > >>>> 5:8. The Japanese diagonals are a lure- always- so I get into a
> > >>>> scramble sometimes- but that's back to perspective. Anyway, this
> > >>>> figure is in trouble- it might be 10 years ago I started it- maybe
> > 15.
> > >>>> Am starting to call her Dizzy Mona. :-)
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> > >>>> On Jun 23, 11:53 pm, malcymo<malc...@gmail.com>  wrote:
> > >>>>> And to think that some mathematical ratios are also aesthetically
> > >>>>> beautiful. I am thinking of the Golden Ratio in art and the most
> > >>>> delightful
> > >>>>> aspect ratio for a picture or TV screen.
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> > >>>>> On Sunday, June 24, 2012 4:26:15 AM UTC+12, pol.science kid wrote:
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> > >>>>>> I came accross this article mentioning the fibbonacci series... and
> > >>>>>> the mathematical patterns in nature.. then i wikied it... there
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> > >>>>>> too many concepts for me to grasp cos i am not familiar with math
> > >>>> that
> > >>>>>> much(i feel now i should do something about it).. it was really
> > >>>>>> amazing for me... specific patterns.. in precison.. makes you
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> > >>>>>> whether after there is a MIND that contains us... and whether there
> > >>>>>> are accidents indeed?.. i kknow many of you atre science experts..
> > >>>>>> please bulid the discussion as you might.. i would love to know
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